GRE Word List
FRISK
to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
The meaning of the word frisk is to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| overthrow | overturn |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |